Posts Tagged ‘Paternity’

AMBER alerts against fathers

Yesterday, South Carolina issued an AMBER alert for two-year-old Geomari Young after his father, Geonaldo R. Young, alleged beat Geomari’s mother (Geonaldo’s ex-girlfriend) and “kidnapped” him. Under South Carolina law, one cannot kidnap one’s own child, as the kidnapping statute, S.C Code Ann. § 16-3-910, does not apply “when a minor is seized or taken [...]

Irresponsible baby daddies

One day I may post a blog describing my research on why the methods that South Carolina uses to collect back child support (sarcastically referred to as “Daddy Round-Ups”) are an improper use of the court’s civil contempt powers.  However, even if the current uses of civil contempt to collect back child support are improper, I [...]